Proposal:Song Lyrics
Every proposal should be tied to one of the strategic priorities below.
Edit this page to help identify the priorities related to this proposal!
- Achieve continued growth in readership
- Focus on quality content
- Increase Participation
- Stabilize and improve the infrastructure
- Encourage Innovation
|
Share this:
|
|
A feature request or bug related to this proposal has been submitted to Bugzilla under ID 189.
See Category:Proposals with Bugzilla submissions for all submitted bugs. |
Summary
Provide lyrics for all songs. First we can start with lyrics for English songs and thereafter we can start portals dedicated to various languages, countries etc.
Proposal
Wikipedia should provide lyrics for all English songs produced and release every year
Motivation
People like me often are intrigued by a song and since English is not my mother tongue I often find it difficult to figure out the lyrics of a song. When I search for the lyrics I often end up on websites which are laden with viruses, trojans, obscene ads, and ads trying to sell ringtone of the song to me when all I want is to just understand the lyrics. SO I thought it would be better if Wikipedia could host lyrics for all the songs
Key Questions
Would there be any legal issues with hosting the lyrics of the song on Wikipedia?
- If the author of the song didn't die more than seventy years ago of a song with "All rights reserved", we can't use it. Unless the author explicitly gave permission , under a free license, we can't use it. However wikisource.org might be a good place for public domain poems, as that is site dedicated to original (and free) sources.
Potential Costs
No noticeable/very little costs, considering the number of pages added to Wikipedia everyday
References
Community Discussion
Do you have a thought about this proposal? A suggestion? Discuss this proposal by going to Proposal talk:Song Lyrics.
Want to work on this proposal?
- .. Sign your name here!